Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-22
mrs. JACKMAN'S ESCAPADE
The Unfortunate Woman Wanders Away at
Night in Soanty Garments.
FOUND stcRereD IN A BARN..
She Pleads With Her Discoverer TO
Help Her Flee the Country to
Hide Her Shame-Her
Return.
A Sensational Episode.

with having stolen ring and some
underclothing, and who was found
guilty Of this offense in the police court
Tuesday, and released by the Judge on
account of her pitiable mental condition,
has created another sensation. On
her liberation she went to the
residence of Mrs DIR. John A.
Cuscaden, 2015 Cass street, and was
generously taken in and cared for. 1t
will be remembered she claims to be the
daughter of Ex-Governor English Of
Connecticut. and that the sudden death
of her husband, the Hon. w. L. Jackman,
of New York City, and her subsequent
rapid descent from affiuence to penury.
threw her upon her own resources, and
she came to Omaha and got up
a music class. The sting of her disgrace
here was more than she could bear, and
Tuesday, when the Getfs were badger
ing her for confession. she came near
swooning two or three times. Her dis.
traction and wroughtup condition was
indeed calculated to inclte compassion
and pity in any heart. Her actions,
after reaching DIR. Cuscadens, s,
were so unnatural that a. watch
was kept upon her. In the
evening she grew more calm, and at an
early hour retired. At 10 o'clock she
was apparently sleeping peacefully and
soundly, but sometime between that hour
and midnight, she arose noiselessly from
her bed and with equal stealth left the
house. She had nothing on but her night
dress. She left the house by the
back door and the premises by
the back alley gate. Her dis
appearance was discovered about II
O'Clock, but diligent search by large
number of the neighbors failed to dis.
cover any clue as to where she had gone.
At the alley gate her purse containing
$1.60 was found, and that was all. Her
clothes, with the exception of her night
dress and slippers, were all found upon q
chair in her room, just where she had
deposited them on retiring. The general
belief was that the woman had made
way with her herself. and Officer Turn.
bull, with posse of police. went to work
on the case early Yesterday morning.
Nothing OF her whereabouts was learned
by tho officers, and at nightfall the search
was abandoned. nearly everybody be.
lleving that the unfortunate woman had
ended her unhappy life in the muddy
waters of the Missouri river.
These widely spread rumors, however,
were auashed at a late hour last
evening, and the facts relating to the
woman's disappearance came to light.
l.. q. Thompson. young colored man
who cares for horses in three different
stables near Hanscom park, shortly
after o'clock yesterday morning entered
the loft for the purpose of shaking some
hay down TO the horses in the two stalls
below. To his amazement he heard the
words uttered from some person be-
meath the hay: "Oh, my God! will you
aid me. am in trouble, am friendless,
and everybody is prosecuting me-"
Thomson started back with amaze
ment, and as he stood looking with blank
astOnishment at the big pile Of hay where
terrified upon seeing the tall form OF
dress, and her feet were covered with
tastily ornamented worsted slippers,
with light leather soles. Thompson began
to believe that it was some insane woman
from the poor house. He mustered cour.
age, however, and asked, "Who are
you'"
II am poor, unfortunate creature, u
she replied. II am accused of stealing
my life. have not a friend in the world
and want to get out of the way where
nobody will ever see me again"
Thompson then took in the situation
and the woman became quite ra-
tional and told him her story
She begged him not to tel
anybody where she was, and plead
for HIM to help her to get out west where
she would be away from everybody who
lyu Shnt toll IL Oh <>f bar. IL
night departure from the residence of DIR
Cuscaden; how she had aimlessly walked
in the darkness, and becoming weary al
daylight commenced to break she en-
tered the barn by an open door, crept uI
to the loft and buried herself beneath
the hay. She stated that the ring tha
she was accused of stealing was only
taken by her for few hours use
and that she was honest about
turn it to the owner. She
plead for him not to tell anything abou
her to anybody, but to help her to ge
away. Thompson thought the matter
over, and in the meantime furnished heI
| with some OF his wife's clothing. All day
| he tried to persuade her to return to DR..
Cuscaden's residence, but she did no
| wish to do this. All day long she tossed
in feverish manner in the hay, and a
times her trembling would shake the
| little barn. She could not eat any
thing, and she could not be persuaded to
| Toward evening she consented to ride
| down to DIR. Cuscaden's with Thompson
| for the purpose OF obtaining her clothing
Shortly after 10 oclock they started in
buggy on the trip, and at 11:20 o'cloct
they arrived at their destination. Aftel
| some more persuasion she entered the
doctors residence, Everybody was sur
prised to see her, and 1t cannot be salt
that they were glad. They immediately ly
sent Thompson 10 the police headquar-
ters to see il some arrangements, couitt
not be made to care for her there through
the night. Her condition was inquired
into, and the officers, upon learning tina
she was very feeble and nervous
advised that she be cared for at tht
doctors residence. DR.. Cuscaden con.
sented to do this, and Thompson left fol
home.
A MEDICAL MlX-UP.
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